Chuck Brown
Nurse oncologist is March 3-4 Visiting Nurse Scholar
UNMC College of Nursing and Nebraska Health System will host Paula Rieger as its 12th Visiting Nurse Scholar, March 3 and 4. Rieger is director of international affairs for the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Alexandria, Va.
Feb 21, 2003
Dr. Wigton presents College of Medicine history
On Thursday, Robert Wigton, M.D., associate dean for the UNMC College of Medicine and UNMC’s resident historian, presents Part 2 of his series on the campus’s history.
Jan 31, 2003
Pediatrician teaches UNMC students to care for children
Karen Higgins, M.D., challenges herself by volunteering to teach UNMC students and residents about caring for children. Dr. Higgins receives the Volunteer Faculty of the Month Award.
Jan 30, 2003
Students gain sports medicine skills under Dr. Brown
For the past seven years, fourth-year residents in UNMC’s department of orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation have worked under the supervision of David Brown, M.D., in the area of sports medicine. Dr. Brown receives the Volunteer Faculty of the Month Award.
Jan 30, 2003
Students gain knowledge in facial plastic surgery
Over the past 16 years, Steven M. Denenberg, M.D., has contributed to the UNMC College of Medicine by teaching residents the details of facial plastic surgery and instructing them in patient-friendly office techniques. Dr. Denenberg is a Volunteer Faculty of the Month award recipient.
Jan 28, 2003
Teaching family medicine in a rural setting
For more than 20 years, Steven Senseney, M.D., has been teaching UNMC medical students at all levels at the Cherry County Clinic and Hospital in Valentine, Neb. Dr. Senseney is a Volunteer Faculty of the Month award recipient.
Jan 28, 2003
New version of LastWord computer system to go live
The LastWord information system will be upgraded in March. The new system is named Carecast. Final plans are underway to implement this new version, which is currently used by NHS, UNMC and UMA.
Jan 13, 2003
Brace Place offers services in Council Bluffs
The Munroe-Meyer Institute, an affiliate of UNMC, has opened The Brace Place, an orthotics and prosthetics office in Council Bluffs. The Brace Place, located at 1705 McPherson Ave., Suite GL400, is a satellite of the main office at the Omaha medical center campus.
Jan 3, 2003
Three generations of medical books donated to library
Charles F. Ashby, M.D., of Geneva has donated more than 300 books — spanning three generations of Fillmore County physicians — to the UNMC McGoogan Library of Medicine. Dr. Ashby, a 1942 graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, is a third-generation physician in Fillmore County.
Dec 30, 2002
Distance education enables nursing student to help underserved
Going to college while working a full-time job is challenge enough, says Nancy Fahrenwald. But, living in South Dakota didn’t give the UNMC College of Nursing doctoral student many choices for doctoral nursing programs.
The answer: UNMC’s distance education program.
Dec 26, 2002